A GoPro...SECURELY fastened to something the medical staff allows you to secure it to. WHen it comes to filming medical procedures, you need to be as out of the way as possible. be invisible...not get in anyones way. LIFE is on the line...no video footage is worth a human life. You need to talk to the staff and see what they allow, and not allow.

I doubt very much that the hospital will allow any gear to be placed directly over any surgical area. There is a sterile zone around the operating area that must be respected and kept clean. Field cameras and gear aren't exactly sterile. I've shot a number of surgical procedures and have never actually positioned a camera directly over the operating area. There is too much risk of infection from anything falling into the sterile area. Not to mention what would happen when that sandbag slips off of the C-stand. Unhappy surgeons are not fun to deal with. Insurance companies even less so. Any surgery is very serious and most if not all medical facilities are not going to risk the chance of infection or an accident in the operating theater. It would be best to discuss your plans with the folks in charge at the facility before making any further plans.